champs leg draw

Manchester United face up against Rangers in
another 'Battle of Britain' after their last clash in
2003-04 and must contend with Valencia as well
- although the Spanish side have been weakened
by the summer exits of David Villa and David
Silva - and shock Turkish champions Bursaspor.
Didier Drogba gets a reunion with former club
Marseille as Chelsea are drawn in a group with the
French champions, but they also face a tough trip
to Spartak Moscow and Slovakia's MSK Zilina.
Marseille boss Didier Deschamps got the better of
Chelsea in 2004 when in charge of Monaco but,
having lost two of their first three league games,
will have to turn things around.
Arsenal will be reunited with Eduardo after the
striker moved to Shakhtar Donetsk, while they
also face Braga - who hammered Sevilla in the
play-offs - and Serbian side Partizan. The
Gunners lost 3-0 in Donetsk back in 2000, but
turned it around in the second leg as they sealed
a thrilling 3-2 win thanks to Martin Keown's two
late goals.
The group of death is undoubtedly the one
containing AC Milan, Real Madrid, Ajax and
Auxerre. Real and Milan clashed last season in the
group stages, with Milan coming out 3-2 winners
at the Bernabeu, but Milan will have extra
motivation this year as former Inter coach Jose
Mourinho is now at the helm of the Madrid side.
Conversely, Barcelona have been granted one of
the easiest groups ever seen in the Champions
League. They have a tough trip to Rubin Kazan -
who beat them at the Nou Camp in the group
stages last season - but Copenhagen and Greek
side Panathinaikos shouldn't prove too much of a
test for Lionel Messi and company.
DATES: September 14-15, 28-29; October 19-20;
November 2-3, 23-24; December 7-8.
Group A
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Inter Milan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Werder Bremen
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tottenham
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
FC Twente
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Group B
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Lyon
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Benfica
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Schalke
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hapoel Tel Aviv
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Group C
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Manchester United
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Valencia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rangers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bursaspor
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Group D
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Barcelona
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Panathinaikos
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Copenhagen
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rubin Kazan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Group E
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Bayern Munich
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Roma
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Basel
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CFR Cluj
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Group F
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Chelsea
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Marseille
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Spartak Moscow
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MSK Zilina
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Group G
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
AC Milan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Real Madrid
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ajax
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Auxerre
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Group H
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Arsenal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Shakhtar Donetsk
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Braga
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Partizan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0